{"product_id":"better-call-saul-and-philosophy","title":"Better Call Saul and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetter Call Saul\nand Philosophy: I Think Therefore I Scam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a collection of twenty-three essays\nexploring the philosophical themes in the hit television show \u003ci\u003eBetter Call\nSaul\u003c\/i\u003e, a prequel to the TV show \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e  The sixth and final season of \u003ci\u003eBetter Call\nSaul\u003c\/i\u003e aired from April to August 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe central character is Jimmy\nMcGill, whom we know from \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e as Saul Goodman.  In \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul\u003c\/i\u003e he first takes the\nname of Saul Goodman from the phrase “S’all Good, Man!” Jimmy\/Saul is a natural\ncon artist who not only scams from self-interest but also because he enjoys it.\nHe has a strange relationship with his brother, the distinguished lawyer\nCharles McGill, who resents Jimmy’s delinquency and advantage in parental\naffection. Jimmy\/Saul becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel, and most of the people\nhe meets are criminals and other kinds of villains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetter\nCall Saul\u003c\/i\u003e raises a wide range of philosophical issues including the nature\nof good and evil, personal identity, free will and determinism, the law as it\nrelates to morality, the ethical implications of the war on drugs, death and\ndying, and many more. \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers thoughtful\nfans of the show deeper and more provocative insights into the story and the\ncharacters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: the morality\nof keeping promises to wrongdoers, the nature of psychosomatic illness,\ndifficult moral choices facing lawyers, just how good or bad are some of the\ncompromised characters in the show, the unintended consequences of the War on\nDrugs, the similarities between drug cartels and governments, whether bad\npeople are just unlucky, the perils of self-deception, and whether we ever\nreally have much of a choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\nis Volume 8 in the path-breaking series, Pop Culture and Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40267573493843,"sku":"9781637700266","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781637700266.jpg?v=1765875640","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/better-call-saul-and-philosophy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}